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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721461 | Method and apparatus for drying honeycomb formed body An undried honeycomb formed body 41 is subjected to high-frequency heating in an atmosphere where humidity and temperature are maintained at 30 to 65% and 75 to 130° C., respectively, such that 50 to 99 mass % of water contained in the undried honeycomb form... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7422719 | Process for removing oil-based components and forming ceramic bodies An improvement in a process of forming ceramic articles comprising oil-based components or extrusion aids, the improvement including removing the oil-based components after drying and prior to firing by flowing a heated gas through the green ceramic honeycomb articl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367137 | Clothes treating ultrasonic nebulizing cabinet apparatus A clothes treating apparatus comprising a cabinet (1) having external walls (2) and internal walls (3), said internal walls (3) defining an interior region (4) for receiving clothes, said apparatus further comprising a door (6 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332347 | Apparatus and method for concentrating and collecting analytes from a flowing liquid stream An apparatus for concentrating and collecting one or more analytes in a flowing liquid stream of a carrier solvent composed of one or more solvent components is provided, which includes a transfer tube which forms a bore having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet bein... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7225560 | Computer to plate curing system A system for curing printing plates with controlled radiant energy sources. A conveyor moves a printing plate through a chamber having energy radiators above and below the conveyor. Power to the radiators is controlled for each radiator or to groups of radiators def... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7181863 | Wafer dryer and method for drying a wafer A wafer dryer and method featuring a nebulizer which emits a pressurized drying liquid stream that converges with an opposed pressurized non-reactive carrier gas stream to produce a drying liquid fog. The pressurized non-reactive gas spray device is disposed partial... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176425 | Method and device for regulating the temperature of a drive element The invention relates to a device (11) and a method of regulating a temperature of a drive element (2) which can be employed in a deep-freezing application in particular, such as a band, belt or similar, in which at least a part-region of the drive ele... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155842 | Microwave mixer/dryer reactor for industrial use The invention relates to a microwave mixer/dryer/reactor for industrial use. The inventive machine has a three-fold purpose, namely to: a) mix solid products with solids, solids with liquids and solids with very viscous fluids; b) dry aforementioned products; and c)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144550 | Mobile apparatus and process for treating infectious waste A mobile self-contained apparatus and process for grinding, grating, macerating, chemically disinfecting, and drying infectious waste material. A trailer (10) contains a hopper (27), a grinder/grater (28), an enclosed conveyor system, drying and... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137694 | Ink drying system for printer An ink drying system for printer includes an IR heating element. A guide is configured to concentrate heat energy from the IR heating element to warm print media. A controller is configured to control operation of the IR heating element. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7101958 | Ketone-aldehyde resins having low water content, high thermal stability and yellowing resistance The invention described herein provides ketone-aldehyde resins, especially cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resins, with low water content and high thermal stability and yellowing resistance, and to a process for preparing them and their use. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089685 | Method of microwave treatment of wood A method of microwave treatment of wood with a moisture content (based on dry weight) of at least 12% for rapid drying and stress relief which includes determining an area of the wood that is not to be treated, selectively subjecting a surface of the wood outside sa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7018201 | Dual-zone dehydration tunnel A dehydration tunnel for fruits, vegetables, and other products reduces the vulnerability of the products to damage from carmelization and case hardening by dividing a row of product vessels into two segments, passing heated air simultaneously over both segments but... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001629 | Method and plant for solvent-free microwave extraction of natural products A microwave extraction method involves the steps of placing biological material in an enclosure without any solvent whatsoever and exposing the solvent-free biological material to microwave radiation to free at least some of the natural product, and then separating ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996918 | Device and method for treating a refuse material containing hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous waste material, in particular a rolling scale slurry and/or grinding slurry, the waste material being heated in a dryer, preferably moving, by the indirect supply of heat, and in the process hydroca... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975944 | Method and apparatus for monitoring materials used in electronics A method and apparatus suitable for monitoring the quality and/or performance of a processing aid or a component during manufacture, storage, or use of electronics or electronic assemblies is provided. The apparatus incorporates a sampling device, a multivariate sen... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938358 | Method and apparatus for electromagnetic drying of printed media A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing electromagnetic drying of printed media. A resonant cavity allows support of standing waves along many radial axes throughout the resonant cavity. The electromagnetic drying unit allows forced air to be in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910284 | Wood accelerating drying process based on its rheological properties The objective of the present invention is an accelerated drying process for wood, capable of use with all species and of maintaining the quality of the dried wood intact, in which the temperature of the system is kept within the glass transition temperature range, f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901683 | Method and apparatus for electromagnetic drying of printed media A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for providing electromagnetic drying of printed media. A resonant cavity allows support of standing waves along many radial axes throughout the resonant cavity. The electromagnetic drying unit allows forced air to be in... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6634119 | Adsorptive ethanol drying apparatus using microwaves and operating method thereof Disclosed is an adsorptive ethanol drying apparatus in which microwaves are applied during the regeneration of an absorbent conducted in a continuous adsorption process for drying ethanol, so that the absorbent regeneration can be rapidly achieved at a te... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6627163 | Process for sterilizing containers In order to sterilize previously washed containers in an evacuable reactor, a low pressure plasma is generated by a high frequency generator. A microwave generator is also and can be switched on for drying the container before the plasma is ignited.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6618957 | Method and apparatus for microwave utilization The invention described herein pertain generally to a process for drying and/or pathogen reduction as well as an apparatus effective for the same, the process comprising the steps of feeding a sample containing water onto a mesh conveyor belt; transportin... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6598314 | Method of drying wafers A new method and apparatus is provided for the cleaning and drying of a wafer. An IPA vapor is created using an ultrasonic nebulizer that can be operated at a relatively low temperature. The water and the IPA that is used by the cleaning and drying proces... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6546646 | Method and apparatus for microwave processing of planar materials A process and apparatus for removing moisture from a material, without spoiling the processed product, through the implementation of microwave irradiation heating, drying, dehydration, curing, disinfection, pasteurization, sterilization or vaporization or... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536133 | Method and apparatus for drying harvested crops prior to storage Reduction of moisture in harvested crop particles. Waste heat from an internal engine carried by a harvester is applied to the crop during the harvesting process. Microwave energy is applied to the crop, concurrently with application of the heat, or separ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6502328 | Seal for holding a microwave antenna at a pressurized tank of a gas drying system and method A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is us... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6473994 | Method for drying saw timber and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a process for drying wood, characterized in that it comprises a pressurizing step to place a sealed chamber (1) under a predetermined pressure by injecting or generating saturating steam and maintaining this pressure for a predete... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6393725 | Compact microwave clothes dryer and method Compact microwave clothes dryer and method in which the dryer is small enough to be placed on a countertop, and air is circulated past microwave generator and power supply components to the drying chamber to transfer heat from the components to clothes in... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6346693 | Selective heating of agricultural products A grain containment vessel equipped with one or more antennas and a vapor extraction system is disclosed. An electromagnetic heating pattern is established throughout the grain volume elevating the bulk temperature, while an air flow is applied throughout... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6247246 | Microwave moisture analyzer: apparatus and method A toploading weighing instrumentality which determines loss on drying by a cylindrical microwave. The cylindrical cavity of the microwave includes a power supply, a magnetron, a power module operatively coupled between said power supply and said magnetron... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237245 | Microwave flower press A device for pressing and drying organic materials in a microwave oven. The organic material is inserted between two sheets of thin cloth which are, in turn, sandwiched between two thick felt pads. These pads are then sandwiched between platens made from ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233841 | Dehydration plant A dehydration plant for dehydrating food products, including a microwave kiln (2), conveyor means (3) for conveying food products through the kiln (2), circulation means (21, 6) for circulating air through the kiln (2), refrigerated dehumidification means... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6092301 | Microwave drying of hides under vacuum in tanning equipment By providing a hide processor or tanning drum with appropriate equipment for applying vacuum and microwave energy concurrently, these tanning machines become a versatile means of drying to yield dry hides that contain no salt yet store better than salted ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6012233 | Garbage disposer When drying of garbage is started, the opening and closing valve 61 is opened, and at the same time the processing tank 21 is heated by the heater 31. Due to the foregoing, temperatures in the processing tank 21 and the heating chamber 30 are raised and w... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5983520 | Microwave dryer for washing machine A microwave dryer for a washing machine is disclosed. The dryer includes an outer tub installed within a main body; a washing tub installed inside the outer tub and being rotatable during a washing and drying mode for laundry; a driving shaft passing thro... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974687 | Method for drying lacquers and other coatings on metal or non-metal individual components or assemblies using microwaves In a method for drying coating films on coated components, microwaves are generated by at least one magnetron (3A) in at least one microwave generator module (3) and introduced into a drying chamber (2A) through one or more waveguides (4). Air or another ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5972302 | Method for the microwave induced oxidation of pyritic ores without the production of sulphur dioxide Pyritic ores are heated with microwave energy in a fluidized bed to a temperature in the range of approximately 573 degrees Kelvin to 823 degrees Kelvin with a controlled amount of oxygen to promote the oxidation of the pyritic ores according to the react... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5956865 | Process for drying herbs Herbs are dried by applying microwave power to herbs in a chamber under reduced or negative pressure to reduce the moisture content of the herbs without significantly damaging the flavor of the dried herbs and produce a dried herb having a flavor more clo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5946816 | Continuous microwave regeneration apparatus for absorption media A method and apparatus for continuously drying and regenerating ceramic beads for use in process gas moisture drying operations such as glove boxes. A microwave energy source is coupled to a process chamber to internally heat the ceramic beads and vaporiz... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5914309 | Process for the production of detergent tablets by microwave and hot air treatment A process for producing detergent tablets by exposing a detergent composition to microwave radiation in the frequency range from 3 to 300,000 MHz while treating the detergent composition with hot air having a temperature of 50° C. to 300° C.... | 06/22/1999 |
